[Zernaff]

Good idea?
I'm thinking of dying my seats fox red. The dye kit is ~$100 but I'm not sure what shop I would have do it for me?

I'm in a sparkling graphite e90. I have black Dakota at the moment.

Was thinking of doing red seats/door panels then painting the wood trim sparkling graphite.

Any thoughts?

[wdeerfield]

if you are going to dye them red, i would look into the leatherique kit and make sure to prep the seats/panels really good. There is a really good DIY on e46fanatics by Neil where he did Cinnamon interior http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=725670

[mmmnot]

Where is that thread on the forums where the guy re-did his entire interior red. It looked a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

Here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1034854

DO IT.

[Zernaff]

Thanks, I'd read over that thread before, he made me want to do it.

I'm picturing this:

Although I want fox red because it isn't quite as loud.

What I'm worried about is starting, then messing up something, and having to pay a LOT to fix my mistakes.

Anyone have a armrest/door panel for sale? Need a test panel

[Zernaff]

The fox red:

[mmmnot]

Originally Posted by Zernaff

The fox red:

Do you want my OEM arm rest? It's grey. I replaced it for a split armrest. Cover shipping and buy me a beer and I'll be happy to donate for your project.

[Zernaff]

Originally Posted by mmmnot

Do you want my OEM arm rest? It's grey. I replaced it for a split armrest. Cover shipping and buy me a beer and I'll be happy to donate for your project.

That'd be great, thanks!

Is it Dakota?
PM me your email and ill send you some funds.

[mmmnot]

Originally Posted by Zernaff

That'd be great, thanks!

Is it Dakota?
PM me your email and ill send you some funds.

Got cha! I'll send you a pic shortly.

[Zernaff]

Got the dye and armrest in the mail today, hopefully will be dying it tonight of tomorrow

[Zernaff]

Update:

3 coats in.
Last coat should finish up. Does this look like fox red?
I'm going to ride up to the dealer and try to find some to compare.

[bimmette]

To me it looks a tiny bit more brown than red.

[Zernaff]

Here's a comparison shot. The gray shining through doesn't help but it's getting redder I think. I've never seen fox red in person though but people say it's brownish.

[montegokid94]

More of a orangey brownish red if that makes sense. Looks like chestnut interior

[montegokid94]

How hard was it? U think the seats will be a pain? How long did it take

[Zernaff]

Yeah, I'm thinking it looks good, although the finish isn't perfect since I had a sponge to apply. I need a sprayer. Here's the finished product:

[Zernaff]

Originally Posted by montegokid94

How hard was it? U think the seats will be a pain? How long did it take

It was easy to do, and you can use a hair dryer to speed up the process. But, it took me more than four coats for full coverage. I just poured the dye on the armrest then spread it evenly with the sponge and let it dry for about 2 hours each time.

So, not hard, took 2 days total, so far seems strong. I'm going to install it in my car for a long term test.

Seats won't be as easy but with a sprayer they'd be much easier to dye.

[headhunterz]

Looks good IMO

[mmmnot]

Wow! Can I get that arm rest back now?

Looks good man, just looks more brown to me on this monitor. Regardless, amazing work!

[Zernaff]

Thanks!

Definitely glad I had your armrest as a test panel or else I would never have attempted this.

And, brownish red is good, because I have a sedan I don't think full on red would look right.

[Zernaff]

Alright, community, help me decide. Should I go on?

[montegokid94]

Originally Posted by Zernaff

Alright, community, help me decide. Should I go on?

Yes because based on what your results will be I will do it

[Meeni]

Yes, looks really good. Lots of work though.

What brand of paint are you using?